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Old 27th Dec 2019, 18:01
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Gordy
 
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Originally Posted by letsjet
Gordy, did you have a regular flight path over the Napali? I would think if it was down over land the ELT would have pinged. Not sure what time of day this occured, but there are also boat tours for whale watching over that way. Surprised (a bit) that no vessels in the vicinity.
We went over the cliffs at Honopu then into Kalalau valley then just off shore and along the shoreline to Lumahai beach and headed inland.

Most boat tours have left that portion of the shoreline by that time....(around 5pm).
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